Triple Lentil Recovery Soup & Booty Camp Fitness Giveaway!

January 9, 2012Angela (Oh She Glows)

by Angela (Oh She Glows) on January 9, 2012

The lovely ladies from Booty Camp Fitness recently sent me their new Ultimate Home Edition 11-disc workout plan to try out. I am a big fan of their first workout DVDs, so I was really excited to try their newest series. Sammie Kennedy- the Creator of Booty Camp Fitness- and the other amazing boot-camp instructors have a very friendly and laid-back style, making even the biggest exercise newbie feel confident. When you think of a “boot camp” workout, you often think of instructors screaming at you and lots of intensity. This isn’t Booty Camp’s style at all. It’s all about having fun, empowering women, and making it seem like you are working out with a few of your girlfriends (who just happen to know some killer workout exercises).

The 11-disc series contain the following workouts:

The DVDs come with a workout calendar, jump rope, measuring tape, lifestyle guide, and e-cookbook as well. I’ve been testing out the workouts since the end of December and I’m starting the 2-month plan this week.

The workout that I love to hate? 20-minuteBounce ‘n Burn (jump rope)

Burn isn’t even the word! My legs feel like bricks when I do this workout. The last time I jumped rope was probably in grade school so it wasn’t pretty the first time I did it. After a couple painful sessions, I’ve relearned how to jump rope without whipping myself like silly (tip: wear long pants!). It will probably take me at least a few more sessions until I’m not gasping for air..it’s an intense 20 minutes, even with alternating jumping rope with strength exercises.

So far the videos are going well and I’m loving the variety of the 11 workouts. My muscles hate me though, so I’ve been making sure to stretch a lot, take my rest days when needed, and get lots of protein following tough workouts.

Like with this Triple lentil Recovery Soup!

5 from 3 reviews

Triple Lentil Recovery Soup

Vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, soy-free

By Angela Liddon

Packed with over 25 grams of protein per serving, this soup will aid with post-workout recovery and get you back in the game in no time.

Yield4 servings

Prep time20 Minutes

Cook time45 Minutes

Total time1 Hour, 5 Minutes

Ingredients:

1 tsp extra virgin olive oil

1 sweet onion, chopped (~2 cups)

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 heaping cup chopped celery

1/2 tsp coriander

1 tsp cumin

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

5-6.5 cups vegetable broth, depending on how thin/thick you want it

1/2 cup dry red lentils

1/2 cup dry black beluga lentils

1 cup dry green/brown lentils

Kosher salt & pepper, to taste (I used about 1/2 tsp salt)

Directions:

In a large skillet or pot, add the oil and sauté the onion and garlic over low-medium heat for about 6-7 minutes.

Add in the celery and sauté another few minutes. Stir in the spices and cook for another couple minutes on low.

Now, rinse and drain the lentils and stir into skillet/pot. Add the broth and stir well. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, a simmer until thick and lentils are cooked, about 45 minutes to an hour. Watch closely and stir frequently so it doesn’t stick to the pot. Add more broth to thin out if desired. You can also use an immersion blender to blend some of the soup a bit. I did this, but left it mostly chunky. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Information

Protein 25 grams* Nutrition data is approximate and is for informational purposes only.

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Prepare yourself for a high protein and flavourful soup, great for all those sore muscles that we often have at the beginning of the year. A little bit goes a long way with this soup! It’s extremely filling and lovely with a toasted bun or piece of bread.

Booty Camp Fitness Giveaway!

The ladies from Booty camp Fitness are giving away one of their Ultimate Home Edition 11-disc workout plan (this includes the 11 workout DVDs, the calendar, jump rope, measuring tape, and lifestyle guide) to a lucky OSG reader!

If you’d like a chance to win the Ultimate Home Edition 11-disc workout plan, simply leave a comment below telling me: Something you’d like to do in 2012 (maybe a goal you’d like to accomplish or something fun you want to do!). Contest is open until Wednesday. Goodluck!

I’d like to focus on being healthier – doing the sports and exercises that are good for my mind, body, and soul and cooking good food. I was only recently introduced to your food blog so the other thing that I want to do in 2012 is learn how to make good food like you (using your recipes!)

One thing I want to do in 2012 is build a more professional wardrobe. I am stuck in a jeans and t-shirt/cardigan clothing rut and want to work on creating a more polished look for myself as I end out my 20s.

I made this last night for dinner as it was very rainy out and I wanted something warm and ‘stew-like’. I subbed the celery for kale as I had none, and I omitted the black lentils for more red as I also had none. The recipe tasted amazing! My dad even put some on his chicken haha. :)

I’d like to make a weekend trip out of the city (Toronto) and hike part of the bruce trail. I used to go with my family when I was younger and now that I’m back in the city after university, I’d love to revisit it. Plus, the hills around the Niagara escarpment are way more fun than a stairmaster!

So many goals! I ran my first marathon last fall and I would like to do more this year. More marathons, and more running. There is also an ultra, a 50-miler, I have my eye on …
Angela, this is the best blog. I learned a lot about being healthier and having a better relationship with food and my body, in part to your blog. Thank you immensely!

My goal is to incorporate regular weight lifting into my fitness. I am a mom of two little ones and run when I can, but I am hoping weights can take my fitness to the next level (and easy enough to do at night in front of the TV!).

for the first time ever, i have no goals to achieve other than feeling happy. i came to realize there’s nothing you can achieve from outside world that guarantees you that feeling, only thing you can do is work on yourself and learn to be content with nothing but your own self. no material achievements, neither fitness or comparisons, money, etc can give you that. of course, they can always add up and help but first feeling the need of not needing anything but feeling love and be loved.

In 2012, I want to start the second half of my life healthier and stronger than I was the first 50 years! I am transitioning to a vegan lifestyle, trying to exercise daily and am signing up for the Wounded Warriors Tough Mudder Race with my 21 year old son!

This year, my goal is to become more balanced: working out and eating healthy to take better care of myself. Last year was a huge struggle to get out of the mindset of working out for only physical results. I want to workout and eat healthy because I enjoy it! =)

My goal for 2012 is to become a physically and mentally healthier me. This will involve a lot of yoga, exercise, greens and other healthy foods. I am 22 and overweight and would really like to change that!

I want to do a mini-triathlon – 1/2 mile swim, 13 mile bike, 5K run – in 2012. I’ve started training so I’ve taken my first steps. I love boot camp style workouts too and would love to try these. Thank you Angela!!!

I took the Booty Camp bootcamp a couple of summers ago in BC and it was kick ass – so hard! Met on Tuesdays and Thursdays in a local park and they really put us through our paces, loved it! Still have the take-home DVD they give you there but would love a new one!

That lentil soup has impressive stats – that is a LOT of protein!

And something I’d like to do in 2012 is get in the best shape I’ve been in since I was 19 (7 years ago) and training for duathlons! Hopefully this DVD set would help me :)

I plan to get to The Gentle Barn in 2012 & volunteer – this is no ordinary resolution. I am bed bound most of every day, on disability and have no cash. I am going to get well & I am going to The Gentle Barn….somehow – someway. I have no doubt in my mind.

My goals for 2012 are to continue to learn how to be kind to myself, to love my body even if I haven’t lost those last ten pounds and continue to not self sabotage with food. The mental transformations have been so amazing so far….here’s to a new year, a new me and a momentum that is continually picking up speed with happiness and success! (Oh and I did sign up for a full ironman in july. Ha!)

I want to try these workouts so bad! I have gotten so sick of y usual at home workouts so I am definitely looking for a change! And lentil soup is my absolute fav……your version looks so hearty and thick!
One thing I want to accomplish this year is switching my blog over to self hosting and giving it a makeover!!!!

In 2012, i plan to do more outdoor activity with my partner and grandchildren. Go for more nature walks, biking, etc. Even during the winter months, i plan to make use of the beautiful weather outdoors!

Hi :) Soup looks great!
Something i’d like to do in 2012 is something i just did yesterday… i got a puppy :) I just moved to ON and finally got a puppy. Not only do i love the little guy but this will be a great way to incorporate more exercise into my daily routine.

In 2012, I want to put working out back on my to do list. Starting university has thrown me off a bit when it comes to doing my exercise than walking to and from classes, but I’m ready to start balancing school and fitness again!

I would like to make progress in 2012. Better wife, better friend, better blogger, better writer, better housekeeper, better attorney, better version of myself so that I can quit thinking about myself so much.

Coincidentally, my goal this year is to tone and build some muscle. To help me attain my goal, my husband bought the xbox kinect and some workout “games” and i purchased an ashtanga video (since i can’t find a nearby class!) Here’s hoping they do more than collect dust! That soup looks delicious – love lentils :)

I’m so excited to be doing the RAGBRAI (The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa)!! It’s a 7 day ride that covers 450-500 miles across Iowa. I’ve wanted to it for years and 2012 is my year!

Last years goal was to convert the entire family to being vegan..done! I am so proud of them. We are all healthier and feeling better. I am still “chubby”and trying to find something to do at home in little time ( I am mom to 3 girls, 15, 5, 4) to get me back in shape! I would love to try the booty camp.
2012 More exercise, and no sugar.

2012, needs to be the year that i “take it up a notch”. i lead a healthy lifestyle with food and exercise but eat my share of “not so healthy”. but, don’t ever want to be complaisant. so 2012 will be taking my running pace up a notch, filling my body with more good stuff, and taking care of my family with a little more gusto!
thanks
amy

I’ve been very overweight since I was little, and I’m finally ready to be rid of it! I need to lose about 90 lbs. still (already lost about 50), and this would definitely help me do it! So my goal in 2012 is to lose 90 lbs. and gain some muscle!

my goal in 2012 is to clean up my diet and be more active so i can set a good example for my baby girl from the start. I got a litte too comfy on bed rest for 30weeks and ate all kinds of yukky foods that i would never want to feed my little one but im sure if i make healthy changes now she will follow my example.

I would like to fall in love with cardio again in 2012. I have been so bored with it lately. So, I joined a new gym to try new classes, decided to teach a YogaHOP (cardio yoga) class this year, and bought a jump rope.

My goal for 2012 is to complete my Masters in Nutrition degree. I have been working on it for 2 years now, along with being a mom to a very active 9 year old, being a wife, and all that taking care of a house and a family entails. By doing it on my pace I have been able to learn a lot more, not only about nutrition, but about myself and how much I can accomplish if I truly motivate myself.
This degree will be a huge accomplishment for me and I can’t wait to get it!
Ana

Great giveaway! More than anything else, I want to stop using food as my God… to bring me comfort, joy, happiness, to be my friend, my companion, etc. I want to allow God, myself and others to nourish my soul and use food to nourish my body. I want to stop the bingeing that I have been doing for years. I am so scared and I have no idea how to stop. I feel like it is an addiction and that makes me feel hopeless. I just want to be healthy….but the “high” I get from bingeing feels so good and impossible to stop.

First off, that soup looks delish! I can’t get enough of lentils, they are sooo good! I’m currently obsessed with taco lentils.

I have a million goals for 2012, but one of them is just to do some fun activity every weekend. This past weekend my boyfriend and I went mini putting! Some other activities we will do this year will be rock climbing, golfing, and free cheap ideas are taking the dog to the dog park and hiking.

I’m graduating from university in 2012 (which I think is a pretty awesome accomplishment) but I’d also like to run a half-marathon, grow some new friendships and nurture the ones that I have and do a 365 day photo project that encompasses my 29th year. The last one will take me into 2013 but I’m totally excited to start it.

In 2012, I’m getting organized and finally decorating my house! We’ve lived there for 10 years and it’s so basic and boring. I’ve already tackled a guest bedroom this year and have one project per month scheduled for 2012!

I have many, many resolutions… one of which is to run a half marathon in October in under 2 1/2 hours! (*thud*)
I have also resolved to celebrate holidays, drink more water, and complain less.
That DVD set would be amaaaazing. <3

I am getting married in October and my goal is to lose 15 pounds! I have committed to my first marathon in May but this would be a great way to continue the fitness routine up until October — I am always in need of an exciting new routine!!

I am marrying my best friend June 9th and while it has always been a top goal, I think this may just be the kick in my butt that I need to stay active on a regular basis. I would like to be at the point where I don’t put off workouts until the last minute or the next day…..but rather get somewhat excited for them (this is possible, right?). Perhaps this dvd set and accountability calendar would be just the ticket!

My top goal for 2012 is to stop sweating the small stuff! I also want to get into the habit of packing more fulfilling lunches to take to work with me so that I don’t snack all afternoon- that’s always bad news!

Oh, I need something like this badly! I’ve been trying to work out at home and lack the knowledge or motivation to really push myself like I would in a gym class. I’m getting married in four months, too, so, I need to step it up!
In 2012, my big goal is to MAKE things again – I’m an artist and designer who has slacked a lot lately. My hope is to make something that I actually show people and sell: I’d love to have an art show somewhere, or finish a line of jewelry and get it carried by a shop.

My goal for 2012 is to get back in shape after having my baby in February. I have been doing a good job of staying active so far, so I am hoping it won’t be hard for me to get back into the swing of things after the baby comes

my 2012 will look like this:
lose the 50 lbs that have accumulated on my body in the last two years, caused by the stress of losing two family members and the poor eating habits that i comforted myself with.
transition from my newly vegetarian diet, to a strictly vegan diet.
create an online art community for all the creative individuals that i’m surrounded by (which will also include a ‘Food’ category – FYI)
:)

I would love to be able to do an entire ab class without stopping any of the exercises early…..I recently had a baby and my abs def need some work!! I would also like to eat more vegetarian meals and feel better.

My goal is to get back into strength training. I had a knee injury towards the end of the year that forced me to take time off, and I’m so ready to get back into a regular schedule (with modified exercises where necessary).

I would love to get a Personal Training certificate, and maybe even a degree in Nutrition! I need to make big changes career-wise this year, and I finally figured out what I want to do, now I just need to get off of my butt and get going on it!

This year, I would love to go Zip-lining. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and I am going to find a way to do it this year! I’ve been on a plateau for a couple of years and I’ve finally back on track and losing :) ! Maybe that will be my reward for finally getting healthy once and for all!
Would love to win this workout kit..It would help a lot! Thanks!

Last year, I made fitness a consistent part of my lifestyle and exercised 5-6 times a week for the entire year. My motivation was weight loss. This year I want to maintain that level of exercise with the goal of increasing my strength. Sometimes I have to work out at home, so DVDs are perfect for mixing things up…thanks for the chance to win the Booty Camp Fitness collection. It looks awesome!

yo yo yo Angela! In 2012, I’d like to take my Birthright trip to Israel and do the “bike Israel” 10-day option! we’ll see if that actually happens! I hope I hope! (probably should get my passport before I make it happen by summertime!!!!!!! yikes!)

Thanks, Angela, for another awesome recipe and giveaway. My goal in 2012 is to learn to leave my ego out of it! Out of everything! It’s only when my ego gets involved that I find myself away from my center.

I’ll be having a baby in 4 weeks and I’m desperate to get my body back! So my goal this year is to recover from childbirth and really focus on getting strong and fit. I’m currently revamping my family’s eating plan and transitioning to a vegan diet. I must say your recipes have made the transition much easier. My firstborn’s favorite is your Carrot Apple Ginger soup…I make it weekly :)

In 2012 I have lots of great things I’d like to accomplish as I continue my career and journey to health!

-Move in to my first place with my boyfriend
-Get a new job with great learning opportunities (and bigger paycheque!)
-improve my health, I’ve got the food thing down but need to create better exercise habits

I’d love to give Booty Camp Fitness a try in working on that 3rd point!
Thanks for the great recipe as always. Team lentils.
Brigid

In 2012 my life is going to change. I would like to go to grad school to get my PhD. I have already applied and I’m waiting to hear back!! If I get in, I could be moving to another part of the country!!

Another goal is to concentrate on getting a regular schedule as opposed to the crazy college-version of life that I just finished before the holidays. Normal sleep, eat and workout schedule :)

I’m just getting into working out and I’d love love love a box set like this to jump start my plans! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

Towards the end of 2011 I started working out more regularly (yoga, spinning, swimming), but I’m still not consistent enough. So my goal for 2012 is to exercise at least five days a week, and gradually incorporate more running.

OMG!!! Booty Camp fitness looks awesome. I’m so burnt out on all of my workout DVDs even though I still love my TurboFire and TurboJam…it gets hard doing them over and over and over….I have hefty goals for 2012!! 2012 is my YEAR!! I’m going to lose the 40 pounds I gained in the last two years and get back to the fit body I used to have!!

I would love to win this! And also I would love to cook better this year. My husband is a dedicated WF GF vegan and I am a struggling, sometimes vegetarian. I have totally bookmarked your ‘favorite’ posts and am starting the soups this week!

My goal is to try a new workout. I’ve been walking and doing Moksha Yoga for over 3 years, and while I will keep doing this, I think it’s time to try something new! Looking forward to challenging my body in different ways :)

I quit smoking November 16,2011 and would ike to stay smoke free and not gain weight because I quit. I believe this type of work out would be a great start at regaining my body. *crossing my fingers* thank you

I am a huge fan of your recipes! I love your blog and stories, you have such a gift and you reach so m many of us. Thank you. I would love to win this set cause I’m an avid exerciser…that has been put on hold since having three beautiful kids, homeschooling and just finding the money and the time escapes me. This workout looks and sounds fantastic. If I can’t win it, I will have to save up to buy it. Thanks for the opportunity :)

Love this giveaway! I need to get back on track and my goal for 2012 is to get really serious about exercise, start strength training and running/walking at least 5 times a week. I have a daughter and a full-time, stressful job, but my health needs to be my priority, and I’m committed to making it so in 2012! Thx for the awesome giveaway!

One of my goals for 2012 is to make exercise more consistent in my life. I want it to be a habit. As a busy college senior with 2 jobs and volunteering and research work, I am so good at turning exercise time into sit-on-the-couch-and-watch-tv time. This exercise set would help make that goal a reality!

In 2012 I would like to finally like to find some balance with food and exercise. I’m always either totally on and eating well and exercising, or I’m off the wagon completely and eating nothing but carbs and lying on the couch. I would love to be able to find some sort of happy medium this year.

My goal this year is to find new varieties of exercise to fall in love with! Last year I devoted most of my time to running as I was training for my first full marathon…which I completed in Detroit in October…YAY me! A few short weeks into training I realized how much I missed biking, swimming & yoga. My other goal is to be more at peace with myself and to set a new intention for every day…and make one new recipe from ohsheglows.com every week.

hehe ugly duckling soup. Too cute. Good on you for posting it and assuring us that it’s fantastic regardless of the way it looks. Lentils will always do that! They add such a bland color to pretty much anything, but they’re just so darn tasty!
I saw this workout package on Dr. Phil maybe about a month ago but they didn’t really get into what it WAS exactly. I hope I win it so I can give it a shot. Something I’d like to do in 2012: go on a back country horseback vacation with my boyfriend through the Rocky Mountains!

I’d love to win this workout package as I’m trying to change things in my life. I have been a vegetarian/vegan for over 20 years but am now learning to eat better, healthier food.
I am working towards healthy to hopefully bring me closer to Happy as well! It has been a rough road but I have hope/faith that it WILL work out soon!
Thanks for the info and support you provide through your site!

This soup looks delicious! I’m on such a lentil kick right now – I’m sure this will warm me up after those cold weather training runs.
My goal of 2012? There are many, but right now I’m shooting for running a half-marathon in March.
And go on a me-cation this fall. :) I think that’s an important one as well.

i’m totally into the idea of new DVDs – i’m no longer a member of my gym anymore due to lousy management. so I’m now in the process of figuring out a new game plan and how to do it without buying so much equipment since all i have is a condo, and no space!

My goal for 2012 is to get two 5ks under my belt and shave a few minutes off my time. Should be easy considering I was on medication that caused me to be dehydrated for my first one! I finished while most of the world was sleeping on that beautiful Sunday morning so that’s all that matters :)

My personal and business goals are largely inspired by you – so thanks for doing everything you do and helping to inspire all of us to live better, happier lives!!
I’d like to:
1. get more sleep
2. continue to exercise (just started again in 2011 after 4 years or so!)
3. find a way to work from home on something I am passionate about (I would settle for just starting this goal as I have been thinking about it since I started reading OSG – need to get over the fear and just take some sort of action!!).
Thanks!!

I would love to a. Plan a sweet & meaningful wedding with new fiancé, 2. Get in wicked good shape for the engagement & wedding pictures, 3. Continue building my vegan diet with homemade, whole foods, and 4. Rock the next two semesters of law school. It’s going to be an amazing, challenging and super fun year!

I love working out, but I really really dislike running and can’t seem to get into it at all! My goal for 2012 is to actually enjoy running and maybe run a 5k or something. I would also like to learn to be more “Easy Breezy” and to be able to go with the flow a little more :)

Something I’d like to do for 2012 – Well instead of it always being weight loss this year I’d like to do and ‘am registered for a 21 day treatment facility that looks at helping women with eating disorders. I’d like to axe my bulimia and the occassions that I restrict. I’d also like to do the 2nd treatment program in April for 19 days. I’m committed to being eating disorder free at age 31. I am committed to taking care of myself.

I’ve been staying more active and find that “doing” for myself has helped with the disorder. It gives me a natural high and makes me feel good so that I’m not so body form obsessed.

This year I am going to try and appreciate every day. I have learned this past year life can be very short. I need to show the people I love how much they mean to me. Stop living for the future and have fun in the now.

I’m going to travel! I’m finishing my PhD this year and trying to find a postdoc position, so I’ll be travelling for interviews. I’m really excited to get to try so many new vegan restaurants in the cities I’ll be visiting.

my goal of 2012 is to be more content. its so easy to get wrapped up in issues, and work problems, and family issues, so i want to keep focused on making the best choices for me, and appreciating all i have!!

This year, I aspire to leave my food issues in the past.
To experience health–physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, communally.
To read books that are edifying (and spend less time on facebook and hulu.)
To do that which nourishes me, mind, body, and soul.
To learn to beekeep, or grow mushrooms.

My goal for 2012 is to finally heal from my runner’s knee injury through strengthening other muscle groups and stretching! The dvd set would be a great start for finding alternative modes of exercise while I let my knee heal up.

To be perfectly honest, my 2012 goal is to get pregnant again and have a healthy baby in 2013 (I just miscarried at 10 weeks on the 3rd). In the meantime, I’m also going to train for the Divas 1/2 on Long Island and continue to try and cook healthy meals for my family and lead by example. This website has been a huge part in changing my family’s eating habits!!

I’ve been so focused in 2011 on doing everything that I am obligated or responsible for….squeezing in workouts when I can for my time away from the daily grind. And although they are excellent breaks, I have let myself get away from some of my true loves. In 2012 I am going to scale back on obligations and responsibilities and get my writing porfolio going again, and take an oil painting class.

Angela, your blog has been a daily inspiration for me for over a year now— Thank you for keeping the blog so updated amidst your busy life and exciting new career opportunities!!

After 3 years of marriage and gaining weight, I have decided 2012 will be my year to get in shape and eat healthier. I also want to have a baby and I have not been successful yet. My dream for 2012 is to be healthy and have a baby.

2012 fitness goal: find a workout/type of exercise that i love so that i can look forward to working out; instead of forcing myself!

also, i saw this great visual lecture on exercise and health (http://devour.com/video/23-and-a-half-hours/) so i want to limit my resting time to 23 and a half hours: when you put it like that how can you not… i’m going to start getting off the subway a few stops early and add some time to my walk home!

After having 2 kids and not being happy with my eating habits or my body I decided it’s time to clean up my act and run a 5k. Well after training and eating better it didn’t happen in 2011. Now is the time. BLACK FLY 5K HERE I COME !

My goal in 2012 is to begin the masters program to become a Naturopathic Doctor. I’ve just applied to 3 programs in Toronto and the US and I’m anxiously awaiting my interviews. Finally knowing what career will fulfil me is the best feeling in the world, and I am so excited to get on my way!

Hi,
My goal for 2012 is to get back to the same measurements I was when I was in high school. It’s not easy. I’m 36 and I find I have to work really hard. What I’m doing now isn’t enough, but I think this Booty Camp just might get me there!

For 2012, my goals are to: (a) get into grad school; (b) stop obsessing so much about food, and start enjoying it more; (c) go to London to visit my friends; and (d) use the word wicked more often, just because. Great post Angela – I actually just finished a warm bowl of your curried lentil soup for lunch :)

This soup looks amazing! I was about to head out the door the supermarket when I read this (such perfect timing). Now I’ll definitely be picking up lentils.
I really want to attend a beekeeping course. I know there is one going on in my area soon and, even though attending will be out of my comfort zone, I’m determined to fight the part of my mind that is saying no and just go.

The older I get the more obstinant my body becomes. My IBS gets worse as the years pass and I am at my heaviest weight of 220, which is really freaking me out! I would like to get my health under control internally and externally this year. I am wanting to switch to a fully vegan diet, but am having a hard time sticking to it. I am also having a hard time sticking to a work out plan, but these dvd’s look like fun! I’m just trying to find something that works for me. No more yo yo diets!

My 2012 goal is clean MRIs for an entire year! They told me when I was diagnosed in ’10 that brain cancer was a tough one to beat but I’m going to have fun trying. I’ve gone vegan to give my immune system a boost and love cooking ALL your recipes. I lost partial vision during surgery to remove the tumor and can no longer drive which means I can’t get to a gym to workout. Thinking the exercise DVDs will get me moving again. Thanks for your AMAZING website!

I have two goals and together they are going to help me feed both sides of my personality. The go-getter side of me wants to shred the pounds this year, and I am in training to run a 10 k by fall. I love to work out, and do so a lot… but tend to be super hard on myself especially when my workout doesn’t make me almost faint. To be kinder, and calm the anxious part of my brain 2012 is going to include meditation once a week. I want to be fit, but I want to be happy too and learn to calm my mind, live in the moment, and enjoy my success!! I used to do Booty Camp when living in Toronto, but with no classes in Montreal I need some help!

My goals for 2012: run a 5 miler, increase the intensity of my work outs (would love to do HIIT regularly), volunteer at my community’s animal shelter, pay off my student loans, & set aside 5% of my income towards savings… and most importantly, just have fun!! :D

2012 is about being my healthiest through veganism and working out as minimally (I’m a realist) as I need to to be my personal best…..in order to truly take pleasure in everything life has to offer.
Soooo: stay completely vegan AND keep with consistent working-out habits (anti-obssessed) – mainly strength.

My goal is to reach a healthy weight and have better muscle definition. Not really a new years resolution since I’ve been working on it since October, but it’s been going so well I want to continue working towards it.

I have been a runner for 7 years. I have run a few 5ks, a 5 miler and a couple of half marathons. Naturally, as a runner, the marathon has always been something for which I have sought to complete. However, I have signed up for two marathons. The first I fractured my arm two days before in a biking accident and the second I hurt my knee during my last long run. This year, I am bound and determined to complete the marathon on May 20th. These DVDs would help me during my off days from running (I can’t afford a gym membership) to build up strength and lose a little extra weight and inches to improve my chances of completing it. Thank you for the consideration and all of your yummy recipes!

Two major goals, first run my first half marathon I’m may(I cried when I read your race recap this morning, for some reason your discretion was like I was running there with you, could just feel the pride and joy). And I want to get back to my pre-infertility treatments size! The twins are turning two, it’s about time I get my body back.

Hi Angela, I really like your site, only discovered it a few months ago. So, in the year of 2012 I would like to make more vegetarian/vegan dishes, participate in at least 3 excercise classes a week (just got a gym membership) and loose a few pounds and all in all be better balanced, more patient parent to my beautiful children and a less moody plus loving wife to my dear husband. Xx

I have signed up to run the Buffalo Marathon in May! It’ll be my first marathon, and a huge check off my bucket list. I’m very nervous- and I hope that I find it in myself to stick through it and not back out half way through training. Its all about having the courage, as I am already having second thoughts! I know I need to have some cross training in my scheduled work-out plan, and this booty camp would defintely help!

I just stumbled on your blog – it’s awesome! I’ll definitely be adding it to my “blogs to read everyday” list! :)

While training for my first race/marathon (Shamrock in VA Beach, in March), I’ve fallen in love with running. But in terms of strength training… I (admittedly, at best) “make myself” do it. So one of my goals is to find a strength training regiment that I look forward to doing and will see results from!

We have a new yogo studio opening up on my way to work, they also offer TRX classes, and I have always been scared/wanting to try them! So that is my goal. To try TRX, because its one of those fears of something that I think will be amazing.

I love all your lentil recipes. I always get excited when you post a new one :D

My passions are mental health, sports (running) and nutrition. I have found a great amount of personal growth in myself through these avenues and hope to help others.

I am beginning to write a cirriculum for a workshop addressing issues affecting adolescents’ emotional health. My goal is to begin those workshops this year! And to use my spare time more wisely this year – begin coaching girls on the run!

I have a ton of goals this year (travel, run a 1/2 marathon, get my finances in order) but honestly my main goal is to focus on the small day to day things with myself, family and friends that make me the happiest.

I had a baby in November and while I am actually down to my pre-baby weight (thanks to breast feeding) I am flabbier than ever! I really want to be able to get the muscles back that I used to have pre-pregnancy. On top of that I stumbled upon your blog a couple months ago and it sparked my passion (yet again) to go vegan. I am a vegetarian (although screwed up a few times being pregnant!), but have always seen the benefit in trying out a vegan diet. I really want to be able to show my son as he grows up how to eat healthy and that eating healthy isn’t boring or lame, that it is delicious and fun!! And of course that starts now, through breast milk. They say the more diverse your plates are, the more diverse your child’s palate will be! (BTW, had my second Green Monster today, awesome!)

I want to LIVE each day, don’t take anything for granted and thoroughly enjoy each and every single day. Every day has to have something positive to it, my goal is to find that positive and focus on that. I also want to accomplish a marathon PR! :)

I swear you are a mind reader!! I just bought beluga lentils on the weekend to try tomorrow and I’m so excited to cook em up! I’ve been spending a lot on fish as a protein source lately (barely any on chicken – I just prefer it more now!) so I could really do with switching in some plant-based protein.
As for 2012 goals, one of mine is to do another half marathon in September!

One of my plans this year is to get back to good health. This past year has been incredibly stressful, and I’ve put on a lot of weight thanks to poor diet and infrequent exercise. But I just used savings and Christmas money to buy an elliptical (which has replaced my recliner in my living room), and have recommitted to making health a priority!

This is going to sound silly but I want to take a picture at one of the roadsigns on the Interstate. It’s the 45th meridian (I think…). Anyway, the sign says “You are now halfway between the North Pole and Mexico” which totally explains why our weather can sometimes be ridiculously cold or ridiculously hot. We’re halfway between, how are we supposed to know whether we’re supposed to be hot or cold?
I want to be dressed up in summer wear while hubby is dressed up prepped for the North Pole. The trick is doing this without getting run over by crazy highway drivers. Perfect challenge for my Project 365.

My goal in 2011 was to finally learn how to cook and eat healthy and work out 3 times a week minimum. My diet has improved so much, I love love love to cook and bake more than anything now (thanks in part to many of your amazing recipes!) and I eat 3x as many veggies now then I ever have before, but exercising I am still not consistent with. My goal for 2012 is simple- do not quit! No matter what! Start everyday with healthy goals and do my best, when I have a bad day, move on to the next and make it better :)

My goal for 2012 is to RELAX – to slow down my anxious mind and go with the flow a bit more – to take each day as it comes and appreciate what surrounds me. As a stay-at-home mom of 3 yr old and 3 month old, living in a new state, with no family nearby to help, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. It’s also difficult to get my workouts in! LOL. This DVD set would be a great way to help me stay mentally and physically strong – and get my pre-baby body back :)

My goal in 2012 is to travel! Last year, after a trip to Europe had been planned with my friends, I was unable to go due to unforeseen circumstances. My friends are currently planning another trip, so I’m hoping I can make it this time.

I have been wanting to test out the “Booty Camp” series for quite some time now but have yet to make the investment. But I am glad to see someone really likes it!! I have two huge goals among several smaller ones for 2012. First to finally graduate from college with my Bachelors of Science in Dietetics, which has taken me longer than expected but so close now!! And my second big goal is to get my personal trainer certification over the summer.

I would like to finish paying off the debts, save (we’ve created a future family plan), finish the numerous home projects, dedicate regular time for my mental health and physical wellbeing (new gym? new at-home exercises?). Phew – quite the list and of course that’s not it! :)
I’ve been debating Booty Camp since last year, these DVDs would definitely help make the choice. Thanks for the excellent giveaway Ang!

My biggest goal is to go for-and accomplish-more of my important goals! Really, there are so many things I want to do, and sometimes, I don’t know what stops me! So I guess I want to break through my personal, perceived barriers.

My biggest goal is to participate in the tough mudder! I run mostly and want to start working on my upper body strength! I also want to try crossfit and start getting full body workouts! Bring it on 2012!

In 2012 I’d just like to do things that make me happy – at this point I’m in a job that not only makes me miserable, but has nothing to do with my life goals, or even my personal ethics. Perhaps one step to achieving this is winning this Booty Camp set! I’ve seen their videos, and it seems intense without intimidation! Exciting!

I recently purchased a copy of The New Rules of Lifting for Women, and will be starting the 6 month plan this week! Super excited to work through each stage and to try something new that is outside of my comfort zone!

One of my goals for 2012 is to establish a solid cooking routine that is somehow flexible enough to accommodate occasional weekends away. Saturday or Sunday afternoons are the best time for me to get a lot of cooking done – I love the feeling of looking in my fridge at the end of the weekend and seeing tons of food ready to be eaten in the coming week.

I want to have a healthy baby, and THEN get back in shape! Im due in June and in a wedding in October… there is nothing I would like more than to be back in shape – or well on my way at least – bye then. :)

I’d love to put myself in the centre of my life, and start doing it by focusing on my own thoughts while talking to other people rather than worrying about what they think of me or what I’d say. Hope I can think more focussed and in organized way, and speak accordingly in front of other people and big groups.

My goal in 2012 is to learn how to just ‘be’ – I’m always either worrying about something about to come in the future, or analyzing things that have already happened in the past; it’s time to live in the moment and in the present-tense! (This is easier said than done)

Ah I have so many things I want to do this year: get more serious about my blog, find a new apartment (that’ll hopefully happen sooner than later), get started with etsy, etc etc. One thing that I’m definitely going to do, though, because I already signed up, is run the Santa Cruz Half Marathon in April! TO 2012!

There are so many things I want to do this year! I have recently taken class in Oil paninting hoping I have some of the talent my GrandDad did (fingers crossed). I want to spend at least one day a week painting and improving the knowledge that i have.
A new fitness routine is also on my list the booty camp fitness would fit perfectly into my 2012.

In 2012, I want to be confident & courageous when requesting my days off for vacation. I know I “earn” them, but I have a really hard time telling bosses that I want to go away for a bit. Want to get over it so I can guiltlessly ask for time off to travel to China with my husband!

My goal this year is to run in a 5k. I have been doing the stepper for years since getting shin splints so very long ago. I just read up on how to run properly so you dont get hurt, and it is working excellent. I am upto 3k per day and i just started the first week in Jan! I feel great (sore in the right spots), but i am encouraged that i can do it.

My goal for 2012 is to completely convert to being a vegan! Slow and steady so far. I am officially off all meat and I’m slowly working on fish and dairy! I have always been an avid runner/exerciser and love trying new things but as I get older I notice that lack of proper nutrition is keeping me from meeting my exercise goals. This is my effort to be health inside and out.

I would like to START exercising for my physical health as well as mental health! Maybe this would motivate me to start! Your site has helped me to eat better! You are smack dab in the middle of my home page!!! Now I just need to work on the physical part!!! Thanks for your inspiration!

One of my major goals for 2012 is losing 60 lbs after losing 100 lbs going Vegetarian then Vegan! :D I haven’t been at the weight I’m at for 10 years and I haven’t been at my goal weight since I was 16 or so (and I’m 30!). I’m SO excited!

Currently I live about an hour from my office and commute 4 days a week. My goal for 2012 is to sell my house and move in closer to where I work. Close enough to go home for lunch every day would be ideal!
I love to work out at home and did the Insanity DVD’s last year. I’d love to try Booty Camp. Thanks for the giveaway!

I’d like to get myself more on track so my impending 30th birthday feels like a new chapter rather than the end of the story. This would help towards the ass kicking and name taking portion of that goal :)

I’m in medical school and this year I start working long hours in the hospital. It’s easy enough to keep up a fitness routine when I’m studying all day right next to our school’s gym. My goal for this year it to maintain all my fitness goals although my schedule is going to be a lot more hectic. These videos would make it a cinch :)

My wife and I have decided to fully embrace a vegan lifestyle. We have been progressing more and more towards one and have now finally decided to really jump into it. We are excited and already feel better. Your recipes help soooooo much!!! I made your vegan sheppard’s pie and nice and naughty enchilada casserole(with corn tortillas instead of pasta) this past weekend. SOOOO YUMMY!!

After losing 70 lbs and learning what it feels like to “feel alive” again… I’ve regrettably gained back 25 lbs. and reminded myself what depression feels like. Blah! My goal is to get back to my “feel good” weight (started a Biggest Loser challenge today at my local gym), run some races…. (signed up for a 10K and will soon sign up for a 1/2 marathon, and toying with the idea of a marathon this year!) I’ve got big plans. I want to feel fit and fabulous by my 40th birthday in a few months! These DVDs would be a great new mix of workouts to try out! And I want to finish off 2012 feeling good and excited about life again! Wish me luck!

My 2012 goal is to work out regularly not just here and there. Still working on it but it’s only the second week and I got up early this morning to work out! Summer will be here before we know it and I want arms and shoulders that look great in tank tops!

I’m eating lentil soup while reading your blog today. I’m not sure what recipe it was so I’ll be giving yours a try.

I want to go camping in the mountains in Colorado. To do that, I have to work on my general physical wellbeing and time management in order to be in a good place to go. Thanks for posting this giveaway!

I would like to live life to the fullest and not take anything for granted. My goal is to focus on enjoying each day and not getting stuck in the rut of the routine of everyday life. Even with work, school, etc., there is room for fun and spontaneous things!

I would love to learn to take care of myself again in 2012. I have seriously neglected both my health and mental well being while taking care of everyone else. But I have to learn that if I don’t take care of myself, I won’t be around to help the people who depend on me. I am going to learn to love myself and my body again. Between your blog and the DVDs, I think I have a good shot!

Hi Angela, I have been following your blog for some time now, I love all your recipe and have tried many, you have become quite an inspiration in my life and I check your blog all the time looking for new recipes and tips some things I would like to accomplish in 2012 would be to run my first 10k (I recently just signed up for one in may), to start my own blog, and to hopefully get the job at a new vegan bakery opening up in my neighborhood (my interview is next week) but most importantly to spend more time appreciating myself loving my body and learning not to stress out about missing a workout or eating a cupcake :)

One of my 2012 goals is to climb another 14er mountain! Last summer I summited the tallest mountain in Colorado – Mount Elbert. It was an amazing experience and I’d LOVE to conquer another mountain this year.

I have two goals for 2012 – 1) play in a soccer league (already accomplished this, took the plunge and the first game was Jan 7th) 2) reduce debt by 50% or more. Cutting up the cards was freeing, now to plan out a budget and STICK TO IT THIS TIME!!!

I’m fairly new to running and with a 16 month old, it’s tough to find time. But I’m so eager (and determined) to run my first real races this year! I’d love to try out the Booty Camp program to supplement the running! :-)

That soups looks super hearty, definitely one to give a try as I’m a big lentil lover! I want to run the women’s mini marathon which takes place in Dublin in June…the DVDs would be a great switch up for training!

Great giveaway! In 2012 I’d like to find balance in my life. I’d like to travel, rest & relax, be active and continue to eat delicious, healthy food. I’d also like to complete my FALP certification program.

My goal in 2012 is to be more consistent. I am doing a half ironman in June and want to keep up my fitness after the event instead of letting it slide like I do every year after a “big” race or event. It would stop the stress over a bikini body in case of an impromptu cheap holiday!!

This year I want to improve at hoop-dancing. I just started hula hooping in September and I’ve mostly been focusing on the technical part. I’ve learned several tricks and I’ve mastered basic hooping on various parts of my body, but I really want to be able to dance with my hoop. I’m not sure what it will take to find my flow, but I’m going to try this year.

I’d really like to try Booty Camp. I’ve been trying different exercises lately, but most of them I find online and there are commercial interruptions. A 20 minute jump-rope work-out sounds fantastic.

Overall in 2012, I want to be kinder to myself and others. I would also like to fully transition to being a full-time vegan. I’ve experimented with it, but can’t seem to kick the dairy sometimes. I’m a full-time student studying marine biology and find it hard to find time to care for myself.

My goal for 2012 is to follow a nursing/health education path to accompany my public health background. 2011 was a difficult year for us, but so far 2012 has started well and I am looking forward to focusing on my goals.

I am 68 years old, alone and would like directions on how to feel better about myself and not go around thinking “I am nothing” and “I am nobody”. I think some help sprucing up of my body image would do it.

Well, this is the year I turn 40! So, my goal this year is to be the first member of my family (parents/grandparents/siblings..etc.) to make it to 40 without being on any medications or having any major health conditions. So for me, the goal is ‘Fit by Forty”!
by the way..the soup my not look lovely..but it sure sounds good :)

Oh this sounds Amazing. My goals is to be healthy- healthy mind, healthy body and to be in the moment. I’ve been working on bringing harmony to my life, and its getting better, than when I was working 16 hour days and living on Chinese takeouts. Therefore my goal is this year to gain peace, and if on the way I manage to run a 10K it will be an added bonus. :)

I made a TON of goals. Probably too many… but now it feels like a bucket list which is fun! My main goal is to go to the gym 4x a week but the more fun goal? Make something deliciously vegan! What a great way to start with this soup. I also put your lentil walnut burgers on the foodie goals :)

hmm..lets see for 2012..i want to get in shape..i am 6 months pp…i have 6 month daughter and need to get back in shape ( i want to build resisitance..didnt gain soo much weight in the pregnancy). My goal is also to get more organized overall as i am finding it quite difficult to be a ful time working mom.
Also, i would like to cook more vegan meals for my carnivorous husband.. maybe..just maybe he will have a change of heart this year and atleast become a vegeterian?

Where to begin? Definitley start doing more yoga, and hopefully tone up a bit. More travel, and more travel photography, I’d like to go back to Niagara Falls, and then visit Toronto. Last time I was at the falls, we didn’t have enough time to go to Toronto, and I just feel like I would love that city. There is a long list of places in this continent that I’d love to see, and that’s mainly what I want in 2012 – more travel…

I am making more of an effort to be compassionate in my everyday life – not just to animals but to people as well (which I’m not always the best at). I also want to up my raw food intake and maintain my other healthy eating habits.

I plan to do all of the things that I have wanted to do for a long time but held back. Travel to places that I have never seen before, do things that scare me and work on living without being concerned of what others think about me and instead, accepting every piece of myself.

I want to get back into the shape I was in prior to having my two kids, and I’m on a budget so I’m planning to do it using home workouts and yoga. This would be perfect, because I love the intensity of boot-camp style workouts!

I have been a vegetarian since 1995 and vegan for the last 10 or 12 years!

The trick is to stay balanced….by working out and eating what’s good for you. It relives daily stress, boosts energy, you feel so much better, overall. I like to rotate my daily workouts – variety is good – keeps you interested and motiviated to try out new things! You become a better person! I try to set an example for others, currently I am helping my new boyfriend to lead a healther lifestyle and give vegetarian diet a try!

I’m looking forward to taking a lot of long weekend trips this year. I just returned from DC and trips to Boston, Chicago, Miami and San Fran are already on the books for the next few months! I’m also training for my first half marathon!

I want to run the largest 15k in the US (Gate River Run in Jacksonville, FL) without stopping and I plan on running with my dog more to get him back into shape as I do too. Also, mainly, I am just plain being nicer to myself.

In 2012 I want to run my first Half-marathon! I plan on signing up for the Chicago half in June. I have been training for over a year now and can run well over 13 but have never had the courage to get signed up and test myself with the actual race. THIS YEAR I AM DOING IT! :)

My #1 goal of 2012 is to be more conscious of the nutrients I need to get from my food and focus on eating food as fuel. Especially since my #2 goal is to start training for a full marathon which will occur in 2013. I know I’m going to need the right foods to keep my body going for all that training!

Lentils really are wonderful lil’buds of awesomeness, thanks for the recipe, this is bound to please! I’ll lay it out atop some quinoa, boost the protein to crazy levels. :D
In 2012, I’d like to put my life back on track (school and career-plans are on hiatus as of new years thanks to scary family developments and personal emotional crisis, oh don’t i feel ridiculous just admitting it, eh), this is gonna take loads of soul-searching, I’ll try not to fall to pieces, ahahahahaha!

My goal is to get back into hot yoga this winter – and to save up for a UK trip this summer!

Your soup looks fantastic and could not have come at a better time for me – after getting home from a strength-training session I was lamenting the lack of high-protein vegan snacks in my fridge – looks like soup for dinner tonight!

Lots of things to do this year, but number one goal right now is to “re-own” my body! I am a university student and periodically my health falls to the way side and I need to slow down, reconnect, eat green and remember the importance of plant based whole food eating! Currently I am trying to lose 20 pounds, this DVD would be an awesome help!!

My new years resolutions are to be true to myself (cheesy but true), explore my passions and talents, and focus on what makes me happy. No doom and gloom in 2012 (even if i spent yesterday falling down a flight of stairs… yoops. thankfully, nothing serious)

One thing that I would like to accomplish in 2012 is to actually stick to a workout schedule, all year. I tend to get really excited then lose motivation after a couple months.
Last year I did the booty camp bootcamp and loved it, though they don’t offer it in my area anymore, so these videos would be great!

That recipe looks like it would super charge any workout! I can’t wait to try it.
My goal for 2012 is simply to have more energy. I am currently working full time and taking classes for grad school. I am a firm believer that having a regular exercise routine in 2012 would help not only give me more endurance but help de-stress from my hectic schedule as well.

2012 holds big goals for me that I haven’t talked about on my blog, but one of them is to keep up my fitness and improve with strength training. I’ve really formed an addiction to weight training lately and I think it’s finally here to stay!

I am trying a Vegan Challenge for 90 days. Hopefully, the journey is successful and I can continue this lifestyle. I am on day 9! The biggest challenge I have found is eggs; they are in so much of what we eat.
I really enjoy reading your blog every day. I absolutely LOVE all the recipes. I made the stew last night; it’s great. Thanks for all the great recipes!

My goal for 2012 is to run a race this summer! Actually.. I have a couple goals. I’d also like to go see my best friend that just moved to California last March and I want to apply the motto “vegan before dinner” more often

In 2012, I plan on changing my attitude towards life. Each day so far, I have prepared myself to be more positive and to have my eyes open to what is next. This will be the year that I take control of my life. Being happy starts from within and so that’s what I’m going to change.

I’d also like to start running. <—— scares me, a lot! Don't know why but the thought of going out the front door for a run frightens me. lol :)

The soup sounds delicious and the workout sounds like a body rocker! One of my goals for 2012 is to try a new vegan recipe every week. I tried a few new recipes over the holidays (some of yours) and my non veg family loved them!

My goal for 2012 is to practice living in the moment, stop the “what-ifs” and get a grasp on my anxiety issues and to feel more confident and feel empowered every day!
You’re such a great role model Angela!

In 2011, my goal was to say yes more often. This led to an epic amount of powerful new experiences in my life, including getting on an airplane to spend three weeks hanging out with total strangers in a foreign country – a truly wonderful trip for which I will always be grateful I said yes!

2012 is therefore about making more time for the things I’ve let into my life (by saying yes) and removing the things that are not helping me out. In french, I would say “renforcements des capacités.” One of my big plans is to focus more on my yoga practise. I’ve been “doing yoga” for about a decade but it has always been about the physical. This year my goal is to open more time and space for the other parts (breathe, meditation, positive thinking) that yoga offers.

My goal for 2012 is to reach my goal weight without treating myself badly for mistakes. I have lost 100 pounds and have about 40 to 50 pounds left to achieve my goal. 2012 is going to be the year I reach that goal because I finally found a lifestyle that works and is do-able. Thanks to your website and a few others I found my inner cook and have been making more of my meals at home. My other goal is to save money and eating at home definitely helps this goal! This workout DVD sounds super awesome! Thanks for the opportunity!

What a great giveaway. One of my 2012 goals is to run at least one race that I sign up and pay for :) I run every day…for free by myself…haha! But I’d like to do a race…I haven’t paid to race and entered since before I was pregnant and my daughter is almost 5. I used to run 3 races a month with my husband! Times have changed but want to get back to racing…those darn entry fees$ :)

I want to exercise and eat healthily while I travel for work this spring, and I want to have a blast rafting down the Grand Canyon this summer with my family! I also want to think about what next steps I need to take for my path in life, and then get on it.

So much fun! I love workout DVDs (I have a special fondness for Physique 57). I would love to try these! So many goals this year but my main non-fitness goal is to become a mother for the first time in June. I want to be the best mom I can while still maintaining who I am. My fitness related goal is to continue being active while pregnant (good so far) and to run another
Mini this fall post-baby. And, start the pilates teacher certification I had to put in hold once we finally got pregnant. :). Lots to accomplish but anything is possible! Thanks for your inspiration!

In 2011 I underwent my second knee surgery with complications leaving me bed ridden for months. So most of the year was spent building back my strength and relearning how to dance (something I have been doing since the age of 3). In 2012 I plan to attend as many dance auditions as possible. I also plan on sticking to a very diligent training and nutrition plan to feel like I put my all into my appearance and strength allowing myself to leave an audition no matter what the outcome with no regrets. I also plan to complete some fun runs and a quarter marathon.

I’d love to try the Booty Camp Fitness DVD, I can only get so much from my Wii Fit! haha
My goals for 2012 are to graduate with honors and run a half marathon. Hopefully I will accomplish both of these!

In 2012, I would like to help my mom get healthy. She’s always saying things like “On Monday I’ll start low carb” and stuff like that, but I feel that the more she sets dates, the more she’ll put it off. She doesn’t like to run or even walk. I think something that we could do together in our own home would inspire her to just do it.

Two goals for this year.
#1 I’m having my 3rd child in May and want to make sure I lose the baby weight and get back to normal in a quick but fair amount of time. I did after #1 and #2, but there’s still the fear.

#2 Be better and more intune with my spiritual side. I’ve become relaxed on a few things like prayer and scripture reading, and want to get better.

My goal for 2012 is to continue getting healthy. After many years of suffering from Anorexia, I have decided to get better. I have gone through treatment, and now I’m taking the steps to continue on my own. I want to make 2012 the healthiest year I’ve had in a LONG time. I know I can do it!!

I’m going to try to make at least one new recipe a week. It doesn’t sound too ambitious, but I’m in law school so I don’t have nearly as much time as I wish I did to cook and bake, and I tend to stick to simple things that I’ve made before :)

I seem to have started 2012 motivated with the desire to learn some new skills… sewing was one and I have already nearly finished a dress! Learn French, to play the drums and take a photography course are my other aims.

I’d like to try indoor wall climbing.
Soup looks so yummy.
I created a new recipe last night and posted it today – but first had to go back and forth with myself if it was pretty enough to put online Tastes great, that is what matters!

This year I’d love to travel more and just be open to new experiences and adventures. I plan to attend a NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) program this summer. Another goal of mine is to meditate every day (:

Of course, one of my goals is to get in shape, but something I find more important is something I’m going to be doing for myself. I’m going to begin my journey to become a sign language interpreter. I’m extremely excited about it and it’s something that I feel really great about.

Something I’d like to do in 2012 is expand my exercise horizons! I run almost every day, but I’ve wanted to change it up a bit for a while. My goal this year is to take a trip to Prince Edward Island and bike my way across it, enjoying the gorgeous landscape!

In october of 2011, I broke my leg on a backpacking trip. It was just a simple fall, but the whole trip I kept thinking how out of shape I had gotten. So, in 2012, I’m getting my booty back in shape and climbing that mountain again! I would love to start the year off with this series!

I’m starting booty camp tonight and your post got me so excited about it! I just lost 9 lbs in December doing Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred and some zumba (I’m getting married in March and I want to look amazing), so I started my 2012 goal a bit early. But my goal is to just be healthier. I am definitely on my way- my favourite part is seeing how strong I’m getting. I’ve never been able to do more than a couple of real pushups before and now I’m blasting through them. burpees still kill me, though…

What a fun topic for a giveaway!!! My goal for 2012 is to run a Full Marathon. I’ve done three half’s and really want to conquer a full :) And as for something a bit more fun for 2012 my goal is to make it to Vegas with my New Husband!!!

During my weight loss journey I found many things that I loved that I once hated; the biggest of these was running. I’m going for my 9-minute mile (or less!) this year. It’s been slow going, but I’m enjoying my time as I take the tortoise approach (not a tortoise in running… well, maybe so!)

I think my other goal is to get back to Brooklyn and enjoy all vegan style. I haven’t been “home” since 2000, and I’d love to see my old haunts and look at all the coolness that has come about since I’ve been away.

My goal is to become a Holistic Health Coach in 2012. I am currently enrolled in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition program and am loving every moment of it and can’t wait to become a Holistic Health Coach!

I only have 2 resolutions for 2012 (for now!):
1. To commit at least 40 minutes – just 40 minutes! – of exercise each week, and most importantly
2. To be stronger, and not let things get me down. Rather than get upset, I’m going to face situations that make me feel uncomfortable and yell right back! ;)

I always set a series of personal goals for myself each year – I use the concept of SMART goals and track my progress as I go through various steps. One of my big goals for 2012 is to maximize my personal marketing efforts, including getting my LinkedIn profile completed, updating my resume and portfolio, and creating a record of key benefit statements of my skills and expertise. Lots to do but I’m breaking it into smaller, manageable chunks!

I’d like to start running- I exercise at least every other day but have avoided running because of a knee injury 7 years ago. I downloaded the Couch to 5K app and am going to start with the new semester!

My goal for this year is to workout (walk, run, bike) a minimum of 20 minutes per day, EVERYDAY, for the entire year.

My dad made this goal for himself last year and he KEPT it! He’s starting year 2 of being active everyday! He travels to Afghanistan and Iraq multiple times per year with the Marines. If he can do it on that kind of schedule and under that kind of stress, then I know that anyone can!

My goals are to become more acquainted with making GOOD foreign foods! Also to stay consistent in working hard and keep striving, but love who I am and how I look at the same time. I want to walk away from 2012 feeling accomplished!

This summer I’ll be bicycling across Canada with a friend to raise money for Children’s Wish. We’ve just amped up our training as of January 1, and I know this would be a good addition to our training plan!

For 2012 I would love to take the time for myself and do the things I loved to do that I just never seem to have time for- with kids, the house, dog, family, work- its always a whirlwind of crazy- so little goals like painting, reading a book, make it to my favorite yoga class, ect. is what I am striving for! :)

I want to make more memories with my husband. This year marks 6 years of being together & 4 yrs of marriage. We have always been so focused on our careers and getting control of our debt (which is never a bad thing), but 2012 means taking advantage our health & good fortune. We are going to start fully living life.

My goals for this year is to finish up my intensive French course in April feeling confident I can take this city (Montreal), I’ve immigrated to by storm and live my dream of being a full time artist. By the way, I made your Sticky Toffee Pecan Pudding for some friends on Saturday night and they were very impressed! :)

My goal for 2012 is to lose 35 pounds by making a lifestyle change, not just a diet, and staying active. I would really love to start running on a regular basis and maybe do a half marathon by the end of the year.

Appreciate all the daily good things that happen. Just the little ones. Like a good cup of tea, amazing piece of fruit, finding a great park, clean sheats on a bed. Bad things will always happen – can’t prevent it. But we can try and even it out by appreciating the little things.

it sounds really corny -but death and illness was a big part of my year last year and I’ve become really negative. I’m sure this way of thinking will help!

I signed up to run the Capital City 1/2 Marathon in Columbus, OH! I must get started with training! Also, something I have thinking a lot about lately is prioritizing my time better. I hope that I can use my goal of training for the 1/2 marathon to help me keep things in check – focusing on things that matter most!

Screw the boot camp, I want a bowl of this soup ASAP. Perhaps my goal for the new year should be to actually do some exercise before I head straight into the kitchen for some “recovery” food. But really, who has time for that? :)

In 2012, I would like to focus on challenging my body. This workout dvd parcel looks amazing, I think I will definitely need to go and get myself a copy! I love Boot camps! Your soup looks amazing, I definitely will need to try it soon! Happy January!

I am expecting my first baby in May, so my goal is to enjoy being a mother, while remembering to go easy on myself (and my sometimes perfectionist standards!)
Those DVDs would be a wonderful addition to my post-baby fitness plans!!

I want to write a grant (and win it) to go visit my sponsor child in Ghana. I wouldn’t actually be able to go until 2013, but the grant will have to be turned in by the end of the year. There will be a lot of planning to make sure the money awarded would be used in the best possible way to help the village where my Agatha lives.

I want to continue to cook more vegetarian meals and really start to phase meat completely out of my diet. I’m slowly phasing it out, but still eating meat 2-3 times a week. I really appreciate all your recipes ideas! It makes the transition much more easy! :)

I would like to bust through my plateau! I have been running for 4 years. Major accomplishments have been made, however this year I need to drop a few more pounds, those last stinkers, and tone, tone, tone!

2011 was the year of cardio for me – running just felt good, so I did a lot of it. One of my goals for 2012 is to strength train and do more yoga to help balance on the cardio machine I have turned into.

I would like to go on a backpacking trip. My boyfriend was an avid backpacker until college kicked his ass, and I think now that that’s behind him, it would be fun for him to get back into and me to get into it!

I would LOVE to win these DVD’s because this year I’m graduating from university and hopefully going to grad school in Toronto (I say hopefully because I haven’t heard back from the school yet). I won’t be able to join a gym because I’ll have to pay for tuition, so having these videos to workout with at home would be AMAZING!!!! Oh, and my goal is (obviously) graduating university and getting into my dream grad school :)

I will hit my two-year smoke-free anniversary in just a few months, and I would like to reward myself by taking a little trip, probably to NYC. I’ve never really congratulated myself for making the very significant life change that it was, and this year I’m going to give myself permission to do so.